Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-07-01
State Sunday School Work in the
4th District.

The aim of the Missouri State
Sunday school association is, "to
unite in effort Sunday school
workers of all Evangelical De-
nominations, and encourage them
to form Sunday school associations
in every county in the state
through which similar subordi-
nate organizations may be formed
in every township, and Sunday
schools established wherever
needed. For the above purpose
the state has been divided into
twenty districts, each under the
supervision of Vice President,
and Secretary. The 4th district is
composed Of the counties of Lew
is, Clark, Scotland, Knox, Adair
and Schuyler. Officers: J. G.
Rish, Canton, District President;
John Wayman, D. D., Memphis,
Vice President; Geo. W. Sharp,
Kirksville, Secretary; VIM. NJ.
Beal, Edna, Treasurer. The
convention for this district was
held in Edna last year. 1t select
ed Canton as the place, and We'd
nesday and Thursday following
the 4th Sunday in August Oath
and 25th, as the time for the con-
vention this year.
1t is earnestly desired that
every county and township organ
ization in the district, and all
friends of Sunday schools encour-
age, as far as possible, the estab-
lisment of Sunday school in the
several counties and townships of
the district needed; that morgan
lied counties and townships take
immediate steps to organize; and
where such organizations may
have ceased that they be reviewed
at once, and resume their glorious
work of gathering in the people,
old and young, to study the holy
bible, that the word of the living
God may reign and be glorified
that it may bring peace, light
gladness and eternal life to the
perishing through the Lord Jesus
Christ. For the information Of
all l refer to the fact, generally
well known, that the State Sunday
school Association, (of which thi:
district is a constituent, } met il
convention early in this month, il
Clinton, Henry county, Elder J
H. Hardin of Canton, President
and H. P. Farris, Esq, Secretary
[ have been requested to gather
all the statistical information &C
cessible in this district. 1t vii
greatly aid the work, and in its in
terest, l have to respectfully re
quest that pastors of churches
superintendent and secretaries O
Sunday schools will be SO kind a
to see that the names of thei,
schools, and the county in which
each is located; the names anc
post offices ofthe superintendent
and the number of teachers ant
scholars in each school, mot tn
average but the entire enroll
ment) be sent to the Secretary O
the county in which the school i
located; or, if there is no secreta
ry of any county convention, t.
the undersigned. The report ma,
be sent by a postal card, ant
should include as above indicated
the name of the school and il
what county located; the name an,
post Office of the superintendent
the number of teachers and schol
ars; and whether the school
union or denominational-if tn
latter, name the church. Ever
school should be reported. TIL
information thus gathered will b
reported to the district conventio
in August, and to the next Stat
. Convention. If any school is nc
reported to those conventions
will be because its officers fail
: report to the county or distrie
secretary. And let there be q
full an attendance as possible {
l Canton in August.
GEO. W. SHARP,
S Sec. 4th District Mo-, State S.
Accnniatinn